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  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Boots shoes & socks in 1800 in Birmingham esp pictures with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As it seems we don't have any boot and shoe experts it may be better if you contact Boot and Shoe Museum Northampton ' housed here...
  • C
    CGR replied to the thread Farm Road Sparkbrook.
    Thanks for the responses. It is Farm Road (not Street) - at least, that's what the writing looks like (Farm). I've copied here.Thx again
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    Taxi Tom reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Moseley Village with Appreciate Appreciate.
    You would not have wanted to use the old loos. I think that sign is on the ghost signs thread. Will try to look.
  • T
    Taxi Tom reacted to BrummieGeoff's post in the thread Moseley Village with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A photo of the old entrance to Moseley Hall from Alcester Road in the village .... probably 1890s. The map shows the layout of the hall...
  • devonjim
    devonjim replied to the thread Yardley library.
    When first married in 1968 we lived in Stockfield Rd just a few minutes walk from this library, being free to use it was used regularly...
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    Clive F reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Farm Road Sparkbrook with Appreciate Appreciate.
    is it possible for you to post us the birth cert please so that we can check the names etc thanks lyn
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to BrummieGeoff's post in the thread Moseley Village with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A photo of the old entrance to Moseley Hall from Alcester Road in the village .... probably 1890s. The map shows the layout of the hall...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to superdad3's post in the thread Bristol Road (High Street) Selly Oak with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Came across this phot on an interesting site called the Tourist Historian. "Dated 1910, iron tram tracks, a cobbled street and a...
  • BrummieGeoff
    BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Farm Road Sparkbrook.
    FYI Farm Road is in Sparkbrook .... not Sparkhill.
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to BrummieGeoff's post in the thread Moseley Village with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A photo of the old entrance to Moseley Hall from Alcester Road in the village .... probably 1890s. The map shows the layout of the hall...
  • C
    CGR posted the thread Farm Road Sparkbrook in Place related enquiries.
    A birth certificate of a person I'm researching lists the place of birth (in 1878) as Farm Road, Aston. The Farm Road I can find is...
  • BrummieGeoff
    BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Moseley Village.
    A photo of the old entrance to Moseley Hall from Alcester Road in the village .... probably 1890s. The map shows the layout of the hall...
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  • superdad3
    superdad3 replied to the thread Bristol Road (High Street) Selly Oak.
    Came across this phot on an interesting site called the Tourist Historian. "Dated 1910, iron tram tracks, a cobbled street and a...
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  • J
    John L reacted to Lemonella's post in the thread Lewis's Department Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Years ago employees were appreciated and bosses used to show their appreciation, it made you loyal to your employer because of this...
  • J
    John L reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Lewis's Department Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Lewis's staff in the 1930s. That's a whopper of a cake ! Perhaps these sorts of events indicate a caring employer ? Source: British...
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